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Table II

Field measurements of Acacia holosericea growth parameters in controlled ectomycorrhization trials conducted in Senegal. From Duponnois et al. (2007).

Plantations Duration (months) Growth parameters

SDa H H est LB SBB WB TB
EC7 30
Control 9.9 ab 4.39 a 4.49 a 13.2 a 11.8 a 17.9 a 42.6 a
P. albus IR100 13.8 b 4.93 b 5.16 b 27.4 b 24.7 b 42.5 b 91.6 b
EC8 18
Control 2.7 a 2.49 a 2.9 a 0.77 a 0.64 a 0.60 a 2.11 a
P. albus IR100 3.3 b 2.82 b 2.82 a 1.20 b 1.00 b 1.02 .b 3.37 b
EC9 18
Control 2.6 a 2.43 a 2.55 a 0.71 a 0.59 a 0.55 a 1.94 a
P. albus IR100 3.5 b 2.87 b 2.89 b 1.36 b 1.15 b 1.19 b 3.86 b
EC10 18
Control 2.5 a 2.37 a 2.51 a 0.65 a 0.54 a 0.49 a 1.77 a
P. albus IR100 4.3 b 3.15 b 3.16 b 2.14 b 1.82 b 2.03 b 6.21 b
EC11 18
Control 5.7 a 3.63 a 3.55 a 3.96 a 3.42 a 4.24 a 11.89 a
P. albus IR100 6.5 b 3.81 b 3.76 b 5.28 b 4.59 b 5.97 b 16.11 b
EC13 18
Control 3.1 a 2.60 a 2.75 a 1.04 a 0.88 a 0.86 a 2.91 a
P. albus IR100 6.6 b 3.81 b 3.78 b 5.46 b 4.75 b 6.21 b 16.68 b
a

SD: stem diameter (cm); H: height (m); Hest: estimated height (m); LB: leaf biomass (kg per tree); SBB: small branches biomass (kg per tree); WB: wood biomass (kg per tree); TB: total aboveground biomass (kg per tree).

b

For each experiment, data in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to the least significant difference (LSD) multiple range test (P < 0.05).